Most of the information I've read about the wolfsangel says that it is not a part of any runic alphabet but is instead an old folk/peasant symbol used for either warding off wolves or co-opting their power. Some people believe that it's a bindrune of Nauthiz and Eihwaz (restriction/need and strength, respectively). Runes are always open to interpretation and if the wolfhook is a bind of the above two symbols then it can been seen as power rune meaning discipline (strength and restriction), as a prayer rune asking the gods to assist its user in conquering his weakness, or as a combative rune meant to create the need for strength in one's enemies.

Others see the wolfsangel as a bindrune of the Sieg (victory) and Isa (challenge, introspection) runes. With this combination the symbol can be read as a prayer or power rune relating to the answering of a challenge, especially a sort of Nietzschean self-overcoming. Being that Isa is often used to reinforce other runes, the wolfhook can be looked at as an especially potent victory rune. Isa, however, is one of the more complex runes and therefore makes the Sieg/Isa view of the wolfsangel especially convoluted.

Definitely look into it some more before you get a tattoo of it or any other runic symbol. There are no cut-and-dry answers when it comes to runes. This makes them both great and terrible for tattoos. You may love the self-overcoming interpretation of the symbol, but if you're superstitious then the knowledge that other meanings of the wolfsangel may not be so advantageous could very well eat at you. This trade-off, however, is part and parcel of dealing with the Aesir. No favor from our gods is without its price.

I did find a site myself which mentioned that the wolfs hook was used as a symbol by german peasants during a revolt against their masters in the 15th century. I thought it might be a cool symbol for that reason alone - but decided to find out more about it.

heal.
It is not a `rune`.It is symbolic of a wolfs hook.A device for trapping dangerous rogue wolves!the shape of the wolfs hook was indeed drawn and used as a standard of prussian peasent/yeoman rebellion.the image and variants can be found around farm houses in the nederlands and parts of germany.Of course the ss military units used various versions of it during ww2 therefore adding a whole new meaning (and stigma)to it.
I have it as a tattoo.Of course i get fed up explaining that it is not a neo nazi tattoo but a symbol of folkish rebellion!(apologies to any neo nazis reading this,each to there own).
Regards.
Thorsson

Wolfsangel was a device to trap wolves. The symbol representing it was believed to have the magical power to ward off werewolves. The Wolfsangel sign does not belong to any runic tradition. In the 15th century it was adopted as an emblem of the German peasants’ revolt. Ever since it was regarded as symbolic of liberty and independence. In Nazi Germany it was an early emblem of NSDAP and later the emblem of the Waffen-SS division “Das Reich”. A squat version of the Wolfsangel was used as a badge of the Weer Afdeelingen, Dutch equivalent of the German SA.
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